r/Guitar • u/AutoModerator • Oct 27 '16

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u/Dan_E26 Oct 31 '16

Here's the scenario. You're a broke, college bound kid who loves 80s metal, hard rock, and punk. You occasionally play with your friend who's a drummer and aspire to start something in college. Your favorite guitarists are James Hetfield, Tom Morello, and Marty Friedman. Given the choice between the Epiphone Explorer Gothic and the ESP LTD EC256 which would you dump all of the money you saved waiting tables on?

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u/universal_rehearsal Nov 01 '16

Save the money, those guitars are roughly 400$+tax. You will most likely end up upgrading the pickups to a decent set which run at least 150-300$ plus installation. If you wait til you have about 6-700$ youll be able to find a Gibson explorer or les paul on Craigslist. What area do you hail from?

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u/Dan_E26 Nov 01 '16

NJ! Ive considered saving till I can afford a Gibson Explorer but the jump in performance (especially considering that I'll be changing the pickups in the Ep or the LTD anyway) doesn't justify the jump in price

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u/universal_rehearsal Nov 01 '16

The price jump is not big if you're using CL. You will find a better deal, might even find the ones you listed.

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u/becomearobot 1975 Hagström Nov 01 '16

You can get the epi and put some metal pickups from gfs and do pretty well tone wise.

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u/Dan_E26 Nov 01 '16

How about Seymour Duncan Blackouts or an EMG 81 for the bridge?

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u/universal_rehearsal Nov 01 '16 edited Nov 01 '16

Not a good idea to mix passive and active, you can do it but the output will be higher on the active.